The first panel discussion featured Pink Floyd’s ever-present drummer, who provided details and opinions on the new movie Dark Side of the Moon.
The band’s drummer Nick Mason has dubbed a newly restored version of the groundbreaking 1972 film Pink Floyd “moving and entertaining.”
From April 24th, Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII has been re-mastered with enhanced audio, enhanced audio, and heads to theaters and IMAX® worldwide. Mason, however, discussed the movie and its impact during a special VIP screening on Thursday night.
He continued, “Over the years, looking back at something like this, I must say, I found it quite moving and entertaining.
One of the things about the movie is how few cuts, roll backs, and drop ins are there. Adrian Maben, who actually came up with this idea, should be mentioned. We were blatantly unaware of this at the time! Adrian worked really hard to get us to travel to Italy and produce this film.
“This film was very much put together by outsiders, by Adrian, unlike most of the things we did,” he said. The thing about it that worked was that he had an audience-free live performance that we didn’t and did not see. Even without the audience, this arena and amphitheater had the vibe of a full-fledged concert.
Additionally, the movie includes exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from Abbey Road Studios’ beginning of The Dark Side of the Moon.
The project that followed this one became a favorite of the fans and the biggest album ever. Nick Mason remarked on why Pink Floyd fans adore this time period, saying: “
“I don’t know,” I believe it’s a case of people getting hooked into something that’s completely different from what used to exist. The scene in studio two of the movie, which I recall watching, is one I recall watching. We were able to enter the small glass box at the top of the studio and watch the Beatles in that same room three years prior. You might be thinking, “Okay, things do move along, don’t they?” at this point.
The Dark Side of the Moon was released before Pink Floyd At Pompeii. The movie documents Pink Floyd’s exploits before it dominated the album charts on both sides of the Atlantic, where their music continues to be cherished today.
This unique and immersive film, which takes place inside the hauntingly beautiful Roman Amphitheatre in Pompeii, Italy, captures Pink Floyd giving a private performance without audience. The performance, which was released in October 1971, features the storied “Echoes,” “A Saucerful of Secrets,” and “One of These Days,” which was Pompeii’s first live concert. The magic of the performance is enhanced by the amphitheatre’s captured images both during the day and at night.
The original 35mm cut negative was found in five obscenely labeled cans within Pink Floyd’s own archives, and the movie has been meticulously restored, frame by frame.
Over 50 years ago, this groundbreaking discovery revealed the exact movie that was projected through the cameras in those scorching days amid the ruins of Pompeii.
The upcoming theatrical release features the definitive version of this groundbreaking movie, which was digitally remastered in 4K from the 35mm original footage and enhanced audio that Steven Wilson had recently mixed.
From April 24 to April 24, Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII will be available in IMAX® and theaters around the world.
Source: Mirror
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